Arizona Diamondbacks can't finish rally vs. Colorado Rockies

by Tyler Killian - Oct. 1, 2012 11:22 PMazcentral sports

Recap: The Rockies scored four runs in the top of the 13th inning Monday, sending what was left of the 24,123 fans at Chase Field home disappointed, as the Diamondbacks fell 7-5 in their longest game of the season.

The Diamondbacks managed to score two in the bottom of the 13th but left the tying run on first when left fielder Gerardo Parra struck out to end the game.

Diamondbacks starter Wade Miley was strong early but gave up a run in the seventh and then was knocked out of the game with two outs in the eighth after surrendering back-to-back doubles to Josh Rutledge and Tyler Colvin that gave the Rockies a 3-2 lead.

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt tied it with one out in the bottom of the ninth, hitting his 20th homer of the season. Second baseman Aaron Hill and Parra also hit solo home runs for the Diamondbacks.

Wade's whiffs: When Miley struck out Rockies pinch-hitter Jordan Pacheco for the second out of the eighth inning, he established a new career high with his 10th strikeout of the game. Miley's previous best was a nine-strikeout effort on July 21 against the Houston Astros.

Miley struck out the side in order in the third, needing the minimum nine pitches to do so. He is the second major-leaguer this year to accomplish the feat (Clay Buchholz of the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 16) and the third in Diamondbacks history, after Randy Johnson in 2001 and Byung-Hyun Kim in 2002.

Parra's bomb: Parra hit his home run to one of the deeper parts of Chase Field, taking it out to left-center field near the 413-foot sign.

The home run was Parra's seventh of the season but his first since June 19 against the Seattle Mariners, a span of 189 at-bats.

Turning two: Reliever Brad Ziegler escaped the top of the ninth by inducing his 21st double play ball of the season. That is the most in one season by any reliever since Doug Sisk also had 21 for the Baltimore Orioles in 1988.